The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-15

his old quarters TO see what damage had been
done by the explosion.
Then the ingenious work of the prisoner was
revealed. BY means OF an aWl he had loOseued
two bricks in the wall of his cell at the place
opposite the elbow of gaspipe. The right spot
could only have been located by careful math-
ematical calculation. Then with his saw,
which was ingeniously set in long wooden
handle, he had severed the gaspipe diagonally
on both sides of the elbow The work must
have taken several weeks to accomplish.
But the prisoners ingenuity was best shown
in the instruments he had made to conceal his
work until the time for action came. With
paper and cotton cloth he had reproduced the
elbow of the gaspipe so that ii fitted snugly
over the iron ends and prevented the escape Of
the gas. The iron that was cut off he allowed
to fall between the walls The paper pipe was
strongly rolled and was wonderful piece of
workmanship.
When he was ready he removed the paper
tube and filled the space between the walls
with gas and then threw a lighted match
through the hole. There was enough of
AN EXPLOSION
to shatter the pasterng in the cells in that
wing and to break some of the windows, but
the granite walls were unininred. A large
sheet of fame filled his cell and hurled him so
violently against the bars as to render him I'M
conscious. His injuries will confne him to his
bed for some days. The officers have searched
his cell every few days but he had etfectually
concealed every trace Of his work, the mortar
around the bricks being supplied by soap.
Warden Russell said TO a reporter: "Pome
roy's study OF chemistry and civil engineering
for the past ten years has only served to keep
his name before the public, and even such sim
pie things as tin plates cups and spoons in his
hands are q source OF danger, both to himself
and everyone in the prison.
The warden showed the instrument which
he had obtained or constructed TO break
through the wall and cut the gas-pipe. The
implement which he doubtless
FOUND MOST USEFUL
in cutting the stone and brick work was cold
chisel about six inches long How he got this
and other things is q mystery.
Another curious little instrument which
was doubtless of his own make, was of the
size and shape of 4 shoemaker's awl, with a
steel blade aud projecting at each end. This
was used by him i'll scraping ont the mortar.
A little saw made Of n pocket-knife blade, on
q rough wooden handle about foot long, was
used to saw the gas-pipe Joint. But the odd
est thing of all was the substitute for the gas
pipe which he made by coiling and passing
linen and paper. One was pipe about an
inch in diameter, and a foot and a half long,
The other correspondent 10 the metal cap at
the joint Of the gas-pipe. The latter was
used TO
COVER UP THE HOLE
which he had cut and permit the gas to flow
through until such time As il suited his pur-
poses 10 let it escape
Bv placing this cap on lie was able to lot the
gas pass through without causing any odor in
his cell.
ut is odd" said tho warden, "that he
should have risked his own life by having the
explosion occur while he was in his own cell
He might possibly have made some slow match
arrangement, and then waited until some time
when he would be taken out for BATH